rock roll: The monument, erected in 2008 with donations from politicians, businessmen and artists, marks the site where Mongolians gathered to talk about banned Western pop music and soon became a quirky tourist attraction, according to The Japan Times. The music of the Beatles, ABBA and other Western pop groups helped launch the Rock and Roll Communist Revolution that inspired a generation to fight for Mongolian democracy 30 years ago. Residents are protesting against plans to build commercial properties in an area known as Beatles Square, where a bronze bas-relief monument to the Fab Four commemorates the former Soviet satellite's transition to democracy in 1990. ; For a long time there were stories about construction on the land, but nobody wanted to believe it, said Tsoggerel Uyanga, a community organizer and senior partner at research group MAD Investment Solutions. The protests began after an Aug. 2 announcement that construction work will start, with residents calling the project a land grab and expressing fears the Beatles statue could be moved or even demolished. A lawyer for Mongolia's National Construction Association said there are no plans to remove the Beatles statue, however. Authorities have defended the development as part of a car-free street project to build an underground shopping complex complete with street gardens.
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